I must enact, as you trained,a proper firmness on the razor as it licksapart your warm flesh, the way it gapsinto little mouths as it glidesgentlyGod’s plague drips on the floor.I catch the miracle in a paper towel,begin the crossing mark to realizethe ribcage bastionI will find her inside you

with the steel I summon this reward,hover the hammer head below your clavicle upon the door Iknockquickly,precisely,breaking only the necessary, thebits like teeth I tumble into the armsof sterile stainless plattera feast for the cemetery worms.

and we meetshimmering in the anointing of your veil,the torn aorta frothing the inkwell for the contract,creaming the seal, warm like wax, dripping

my love, hidden in the cleft of marrowa wedding of rescue, Isnip, cleave you from your father

how beautiful you are,outside the human frameYes.I understand his passion, nowI understand.

Jennifer Sanders

Jennifer Sanders is a musician, artist, and unknown poet living in Northfield, Minnesota with her husband and 16 month-old son. By day, she labours as a Spanish elementary teacher, and by night, an unknown poet. Her chapbook collection received distinction from St. Olaf College in 2013.

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